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Which QB's Fit the West Coast Offense?

I'm a huge Peyton Manning fan, but I honestly don't think he will play again. Still not sure if Matt Flynn is Plan B for Miami. I would have thought he would be plan A, which begs the question what does Joe Philibin think of Flynn? That's still a possibility, but it could be the Dolphins look to the draft to find their qb of the future. Obviously Ryan Tannehill played for Sherman in a pro-style offense, but who else out there do you guys think would be a good fit for the West Coast offense?

I'm a huge Peyton Manning fan, but I honestly don't think he will play again. Still not sure if Matt Flynn is Plan B for Miami. I would have thought he would be plan A, which begs the question what does Joe Philibin think of Flynn? That's still a possibility, but it could be the Dolphins look to the draft to find their qb of the future. Obviously Ryan Tannehill played for Sherman in a pro-style offense, but who else out there do you guys think would be a good fit for the West Coast offense?

I think that Brandon Marshall would be very happy to have Brandon Weeden throwing him the ball. Good deep thrower and an excellent short and especially mid range thrower, one of the best I've seen.

At this point, I'd much prefer Tannehill to Weeden. Weeden is the better QB now, but with the coaches we have in place and the understanding that we're building something, I'm willing to bet on Tannehill's upside. And his upside is the best of any QB in the draft - far as I can see.

If we don't go after Flynn then it's probably Philbin thinking Flynn isn't a long term answer. If we don't go after Tannehill then most likely Sherman doesn't feel he's the answer at the NFL level. We have the inside track for both.

IMO the fact that we're going after Manning has more to do with Ross wanting a franchise QB and a big name as the face of the franchise more than any opinion Ireland, Philbin or Sherman may have. Clearly if Manning can't play then it's on to the next QB. I also believe that the Dolphins organization being so quiet about Flynn may be to cast doubt on his abilities for other franchises just in case he does become the target. When free agency opens we'll know for sure especially if Flynn is the first call we make.

Another thing to remember about Tannehill is that his foot injury was classified as "significant". Don't exactly know what that means but if it's plantar fasciitis you have to wonder how hard it will be for him to drop back and plant his foot and then throw...how likely it is for the problem to reoccur and will it be a chronic issue.

We'll probably know more once he gets to the combine and they've had the doctors go over him with a fine tooth comb. I'm sure his foot, along with Weeden's shoulder, will get an extreme examination.

If we don't go after Flynn then it's probably Philbin thinking Flynn isn't a long term answer. If we don't go after Tannehill then most likely Sherman doesn't feel he's the answer at the NFL level. We have the inside track for both.

IMO the fact that we're going after Manning has more to do with Ross wanting a franchise QB and a big name as the face of the franchise more than any opinion Ireland, Philbin or Sherman may have. Clearly if Manning can't play then it's on to the next QB. I also believe that the Dolphins organization being so quiet about Flynn may be to cast doubt on his abilities for other franchises just in case he does become the target. When free agency opens we'll know for sure especially if Flynn is the first call we make.

At this point, I'd much prefer Tannehill to Weeden. Weeden is the better QB now, but with the coaches we have in place and the understanding that we're building something, I'm willing to bet on Tannehill's upside. And his upside is the best of any QB in the draft - far as I can see.

I also think he has tremendous upside maybe third behind Luck and Griffin III in that regard.